reports:NYT
President Obama
will announce on Monday that 60 of the nation’s largest school
districts are joining his initiative to improve the educational futures
of young African-American and Hispanic boys, beginning in preschool and
extending through high school graduation.
The
districts, which represent about 40 percent of all African-American and
Hispanic boys living below the poverty line, have committed to expand
quality preschool access; track data on black and Hispanic boys so
educators can intervene as soon as signs of struggle emerge; increase
the number of boys of color who take gifted, honors or Advanced
Placement courses and exams; work to reduce the number of minority boys
who are suspended or expelled; and increase graduation rates among
African-American and Hispanic boys.
President
Obama announced in February a five-year, $200 million initiative, known
as My Brother’s Keeper, to help black and Latino youths.
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